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===Next Generation Delivery Vehicle=== {{main|Next Generation Delivery Vehicle}} On January 20, 2015, the USPS released solicitation RFI-NGDV for the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle.<ref>[https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e4c65069740a6b4df5158fb0a9512b1c&tab=core&_cview=0 "Request for Information and Prequalification/Sources Sought - Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Acquisition Program"] 20 January 2015</ref> Potential bidders had until March 5, 2015, to submit comments and pre-qualification responses. The USPS was to then select companies to receive the RFP for prototype development. On February 13, 2015, it was announced that General Motors was actively pursuing this new contract, which would have them provide the USPS with 180,000 new vehicles at a cost of at least $5 billion.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ungarino|first1=Rebecca|title=Postal service seeks to retire the old mail truck|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/02/13/postal-service-seeks-to-retire-the-old-mail-truck.html|website=[[CNBC]]|date=13 February 2015|publisher=CNBC|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> On September 22, 2016, the United States Postal Service awarded the NGDV Prototype Contract to six selected suppliers: [[AM General]], [[Karsan]], [[Mahindra & Mahindra|Mahindra]], [[Oshkosh Corporation|Oshkosh]], [[Utilimaster Corporation|Utilimaster]], and a joint-venture bid involving [[Workhorse Group|Workhorse]] and VT Hackney. Half of the prototypes would feature hybrid and new technologies, including [[alternative fuel]] capabilities. The prototypes would represent a variety of vehicle sizes and drive configurations, in addition to advanced power trains and a range of hybrid technologies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://about.usps.com/news/statements/091616.htm|title=USPS Statement on Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Prototype Selection and Request for Proposal for Commercial Off-the-Shelf Delivery Vehicles|date=16 September 2016|website=usps.com|publisher=USPS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930121111/http://about.usps.com/news/statements/091616.htm|archive-date=2016-09-30|url-status=dead|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> On February 23, 2021, USPS announced that [[Oshkosh Corporation|Oshkosh]] Defense was awarded the contract for design and manufacture of the [[Next Generation Delivery Vehicle]] (NGDV) to replace the LLV and FFV, delivering up to 165,000 vehicles over a ten-year period.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Postal Service Awards Contract to Launch Multi-Billion-Dollar Modernization of Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet - Newsroom - About.usps.com|url=https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2021/0223-multi-billion-dollar-modernization-of-postal-delivery-vehicle-fleet.htm|access-date=2021-02-23|website=about.usps.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Beresford|first=Colin|date=2021-02-23|title=USPS Chooses Oshkosh Defense to Replace Its Mail-Delivery Trucks|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35604138/usps-oshkosh-defense-new-mail-trucks/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Car and Driver|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Oshkosh Defense to build U.S. Postal vehicles; Workhorse shares slide|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-postal-awards-contract-oshkosh-202118211.html|access-date=2021-02-23|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=February 23, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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